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lotusson

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How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 11, 2003 02:23
Two that I know of are Buy Rite

http://www.buyritegames.com/shop/departments.asp?dept=1084&last=1084

And NCS

http://hh141.hiphip.com/default.asp

I also had another place recommended called Play Asia

http://www.play-asia.com/

How many more can you think of? (not including Ebgames or Gamestop)
Terry Bogard

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 11, 2003 02:47
You lose all credibility for even mentioning Buyrite :p lol..




I agree about NCS though! Extremely respectable..
Also Japan Video Games, Cart-Mart, Game Express, Flashback Inc.
lotusson

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 11, 2003 03:55
Bad experience with Buy Rite? They actually came recommended, but I haven' t brought anything from them myself. NCS has never let me down though. Also, I checked out Japan Video Games. Hot damn are they expensive!
lotusson

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 11, 2003 04:01
P.S. What' s the URL for Game Express and Flashback.
Spacepiston

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 12, 2003 20:02
I dont know about video-game stores, but the most respected online store I know of is:

www.newegg.com

The best way to rate resellers is to check out www.resellerratings.com
Spacepiston

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 12, 2003 20:06
Lotusson, Buy Rite Games is rated extremely poor. Based on the pages of " very dissatisfied" customers using wording like " black flag" and " fraud" , I myself would never even think about browsing their website not to mention actually shopping there:)

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 13, 2003 13:46
Thanks for the heads up!
Kyo.k

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 13, 2003 17:41
Well of the ones I' ve used these come highly recommended:

CEX.co.uk
VideoGameImports.com

Nether have ever let me down, and in the case of VGI, prices are pretty good for Neo Geo games compared to various other stores.

I' ve heard that NeoStore.com is great for Neo games, good service and very reliable, though I haven' t used then due to it being based in the US. Shipping and tax isn' t cheap.
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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Sep 23, 2003 15:51
Nice one Kyo K.
I use VGI quite a bit for import stuff myself and have also found them to be a superb online seller. They always reply quickly with friendly emails and you can tell that their staff are proper gamers. They also stock some amazing rare stuff which really sets them apart.

The only drawback is that they' re (sometimes) a bit expensive - check out how much they' re charging for Rogue Squadron III. [:' (]
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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Oct 04, 2003 20:00
Dang, SpacePiston beat me to it.
www.Newegg.com
& www.Googlegear.com (They changed their name recently, I' ll have to check at www.resellerratings.com )

At least let me add,
" I second that!" Thanks.
< Message edited by David_South -- 10/4/2003 8:02:03 PM >
Atari81

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RE: How many ' respectable' online stores can you name? - Oct 17, 2003 06:46
I' ve bought from buyrite a couple times. The customer service was not that great, but I got my products OK and within a (barely) reasonable time frame. When I tried ordering a product on their website (its been a long time) it didnt specify differences between two versions of the product. Only a bigger price tag.

I got a phone call from them once regarding an imported product that I had (surprisingly) purchased. (since I ordered the local version). They asked if I had some sort of translator for the import Game Boy Player, and I said " no, and i can' t afford to pay more at the moment, so if it doesn' t come with it free then cancel my order and refund my card" . They gave it to me free :D

Other websites are better. A friend has had good experiences with buy.com but never tried it out myself.

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